Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson leads the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra on this year’s Summer Tour, the 2026 Invincible Tour, performing across Europe and the United States from 16–26 August 2026. The tour will visit seven major venues: • 16 August – Teatr Wielki, Warsaw • 18 August – St. Paul's Cathedral, London • 19 August – Concertgebouw, Amsterdam • 20 August – Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg • 22 August – National Concert Hall, Dublin • 25 & 26 August – David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York The programme is centered around two landmark works: Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and Verdi's Requiem, performed with acclaimed soloists Ailyn Pérez, Natalie Lewis, René Barbera, and Soloman Howard. The tour also features special performances including Strauss's Four Last Songs with Lise Davidsen, Mahler's Rückert-Lieder with Julia Kleiter, and the return of Maxim Kolomiiets's Suite from The Mothers of Kherson, following its acclaimed 2025 premiere.
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Baritone Matthias Goerne joins Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director Jaap van Zweden for performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Seoul and on the orchestra's 2026 European Tour. The baritone performs John Adams's The Wound-Dresser and the baritone solo in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 "Choral", alongside soprano Gloria Jieun Choi, mezzo-soprano A Kyeong Lee and tenor Ji Hoon Son. Performance dates: • 12 August 2026 – Seoul Arts Center, Seoul • 26 August 2026 – Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastián, Spain • 31 August 2026 – Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Serena Sáenz appears at the Salzburg Festival in Mozart’s monumental Mass in C minor (KV 427), performed by Camerata Salzburg under the baton of Thomas Hengelbrock. The concerts take place on August 11 and 12, 2026, at the Stiftskirche St. Peter.
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Tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac and bass Günther Groissböck appear in Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer at the Birgit Nilsson Festival. Stanislas de Barbeyrac performs the role of Erik, while Günther Groissböck appears as Daland. They are joined by Christopher Maltman in the title role and Elisabet Strid as Senta. The open-air concert performance features the Helsingborg […]
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As part of the 2026 Mozart anniversary celebrations, Rolando Villazón presents his programme "Villazón & Mozart" at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. Joined by countertenor Maarten Engeltjes, who also serves as musical director, and the Baroque orchestra PRJCT Amsterdam, Villazón performs a selection of arias and scenes from Mozart's operas, including Idomeneo, La clemenza di Tito, Il re pastore and The Magic Flute. The concerts take place on 7 August 2026 at the Musik- und Kongresshalle Lübeck and on 9 August 2026 at the Deutsches Haus Flensburg.
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Javier Camarena as Tamino, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, Theodore Platt as Papageno, and Emily Pogorelc as Pamina star in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) at the 75th Festival Internacional de Santander. The new production is directed by Rolando Villazón and conducted by David Afkham, with performances on 3 and 5 August 2026 at the Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria.
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Kate Lindsey appears as the Composer in Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos at the 2026 Salzburg Festival. The new production is directed by Ersan Mondtag and conducted by Manfred Honeck. She is joined by Christina Nilsson as Ariadne, Eric Cutler as Bacchus and Ziyi Dai as Zerbinetta. Performances take place on 2, 7, 10, 14, 24 and 28 August 2026 at the Haus für Mozart.
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Soprano Hanna-Elisabeth Müller and mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo appear in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood. Conducted by Andris Nelsons, the semi-staged performance features Hanna-Elisabeth Müller as the Countess and Emily D’Angelo as Cherubino. They are joined by Nikola Hillebrand as Susanna, Michael Sumuel as Figaro, and Joshua Hopkins as […]
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Soprano Sylvia D’Eramo stars as Gerda Wegener in the American premiere of Tobias Picker’s Lili Elbe at the Santa Fe Opera. She is joined by Lucia Lucas in the title role. Conducted by Roberto Kalb and directed by James Robinson, the production tells the true story of Danish painter Lili Elbe and her wife, artist […]
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